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Elevating Your Role As An Executive Assistant

ProAssisting Blog

Engage in discussions about long-term strategies, actively seek ways to align your support with these overarching goals, and be able to voice potential conflicts, concerns, as well as opportunities based on your view of the calendar and logistical objectives - a key part of your domain.

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Calendar Management for Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

You must keep these things in mind when you are managing your executive’s calendar. Calendar management is an important skill. When scheduling travel or appointments, VIEW the calendar in terms of: What was my leader’s schedule like last week? It is more than dropping in appointments on blank dates and times. COGNITIVE task!

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12 Productivity Tools and Strategies to Help You Seize the Day

Success

Make a decision today to stop wasting time—or just spending time—and, instead, invest some time in learning how you can be more productive in the areas of your life that really matter. Our SUCCESS team has put together tips and strategies from experts and readers alike for enhancing your productivity at the office, at home and on the go.

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Say Goodbye To Calendar Tetris And Say Hello To Strategic Calendar Planning

Melissa Peoples

Let's face it: As an Executive Assistant, sometimes calendar management can feel like a nightmare. But the truth is that there are keys to unlocking the power of a strategic calendar. Calendar management can be tough. There are endless variables that go into successful calendar management. Oh yes, we have all been there!

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Saying No to More: Why Giving Your Brain Space to Wander Improves Your Productivity

Success

Or daydreamed about a new project? Thankfully, productivity expert Juliet Funt is giving us all permission to make time every day to sit and think, which she calls white space. But if you think of ‘productive’ as meaning ‘to have made something of value,’ it doesn’t mean, ‘I sweated my way through lots of motion.’”.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. Before you begin working with your first freelancer, it’s a good idea to have project management strategies in place to help you make the most of their expertise.

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We All Have the Same 24 Hours—Here’s How to Make the Most of Them

Success

Next, color code your calendar for one week. Many entrepreneurs rush straight to people, skipping systems and productivity tools entirely. How will you train a new hire if you have not created a system for the tasks they will be expected to complete? We like to tell ourselves that we are the only people who can do things.

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